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<p><em>Just a few more days to get in on the pre-sale of HTTV and the now-happening Hail to Hoops and Hockey and the Victors and Michigan Wooo. (working title). A lot of you held off on the second book until you were sure it was gonna get made—head </em><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mgoblog/hail-to-the-victors-2013?ref=card" target="_blank"><em>over there</em></a><em> --&gt; and you can change your contribution to get in on the pre-sale. It'll cost about $18.50 total to get it mailed after the kickstarter.</em></p>
<p align="center"><img title="Former Michigan football player Steve Everitt talks on the radio at the M-Den during the WTKA Mott Takeover fundraising event. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com" border="0" alt="Former Michigan football player Steve Everitt talks on the radio at the M-Den during the WTKA Mott Takeover fundraising event. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com" src="http://mgoblog.com/sites/mgoblog.com/files/images/UV_C359/UMFB_Steve_Everitt_WTKA-thumb-590x396-1123341_thumb.jpg" width="564" height="380" /><em></em></p>
<p align="center"><em><font size="2">Filed under 'V' for 'Viking'</font></em></p>
<p>It's the week after the Spring Game, so the OT rules have been lifted on the board and the diaries have kinda fallen back into meta things and wallpapers (<a href="http://mgoblog.com/diaries/offseason-wallpaper-hoke-and-devin-edition" target="_blank">jonvalk's</a>) mostly. Everyone can pick their favorite distraction between hedging on <a href="http://mgoblog.com/diaries/race-replace-mary-sue-coleman-%E2%80%93-odds-university-michigan%E2%80%99s-next-president" target="_blank">MSC's replacement</a>, <a href="http://mgoblog.com/diaries/snapshot-mgopoints-shifts-during-non-ot-season" target="_blank">dickering around</a> with MGoPoints, or bringing <a href="http://mgoblog.com/diaries/pantanal-music-exchange-alumni-helping-kids" target="_blank">music to Brazilians</a>.</p>
<p>My distraction was this thread put up by <strong>OHbornUMfan </strong>trying to make an alphabetical <a href="http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/wolverine-football-greats-alphabetically" target="_blank">Michigan Football rhyming book</a>. I got carried away:</p>
<p><strong>A </strong>is for the Andersons, who called each other &quot;bro.&quot; Kurt played center in aught-one, and Erick starred for Mo.</p>
<p><strong>B</strong> is for the Brackinses, the Vols can have them back. No matter how you spell the name the player is all-MAC.*</p>
<p><strong>C </strong>should be for Carter, or Lloyd or Chappuis. But it goes to Carson and Criswell, to <a href="http://mgoblog.com/content/unverified-voracity-faces-death-midgets" target="_blank">make their coach happy</a>.</p>
<p><strong>D </strong>it stands for Duffys, the brothers from Team 7. John played &quot;keeper&quot;, Iggy &quot;full&quot;, and James on Team 11. (As a 7th year senior)<a href="http://mgoblog.com/sites/mgoblog.com/files/Yeah-this-is-where-I-belong.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Yeah, this is where I belong" border="0" alt="Yeah, this is where I belong" align="right" src="http://mgoblog.com/sites/mgoblog.com/files/Yeah-this-is-where-I-belong_thumb.jpg" width="244" height="312" /></a></p>
<p><strong>E </strong>we know for Edwards, of the singular jersey num--. The father he, played in Rose Bowls: three, victorious in 1.</p>
<p><strong>F </strong>we'll have a falling out if ever you should say, a greater QB ever played than Friedman in his day.</p>
<p><strong>G</strong> is for Glenn Edward, a name you'd never know. For though he was our greatest man, we've always called him &quot;Bo.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>H </strong>we have for Hammersteins behind the scrimmage line. Mark there saving Harbaugh's ass, and Mike there curving spines.</p>
<p>…and here a second honoree I simply must propose: for 'Hello-Heisman' Desmond Howard, he of that famous pose.</p>
<p>…and GAWD YOU GUYS I KNOW we'll never get to I. But cumong: Henne, Hart and Hutchinson, and that Willie Heston guy!</p>
<p><strong>I </strong>is Jarrett Irons, from Woodland, Texas came. With he and Steele and Swett and Sword we won with just our names.</p>
<p><strong>J </strong>could be a Johnson, or Jones: we've had our share. But here I'll take a Jackson, the one at corner not on air. (Marlin/Keith)</p>
<p><strong>K </strong>is for Ron Kramer, and &quot;end&quot; he's called in song. &quot;That guy who can do everything&quot; I guess was just too long.</p>
<p><strong>…</strong>and let's salute the Kolesars from Bob of Seven Oaks.* There's Bill the tackle and his son John, who caught that Harbaugh post.†</p>
<p><strong>L </strong>to launch an LT's name shall never lead you wrong. Exempli gratias <a href="http://mgoblog.com/sites/mgoblog.com/files/IMG_1668_0.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1668" border="0" alt="IMG_1668" align="right" src="http://mgoblog.com/sites/mgoblog.com/files/IMG_1668_thumb_0.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a>are Jake, and of course his clone, Lewan.</p>
<p><strong>M </strong>is written wide in block and on the seal again. It kicks off Messner, Mandich, Molk, but always Michigan.</p>
<p><strong>N </strong>is Harry Newman remember when I said, that we'll have words if Friedman falls; we'll have to start that thread.</p>
<p><strong>O </strong>is Obi Ezeh—almost had you there, again! It stands for Bennie Oosterbaan, three-time All-American.</p>
<p><strong>P </strong>is Mr. President, also known as Gerald Ford. Before the Constitution, he defended Willis Ward.</p>
<p><strong>Q </strong>Shit this one's hard: maybe go with Quinton Washington? Well yeah, if our line stands up this year, he goes right with the rest of them!</p>
<p><strong>R </strong>we save for Robinson, don't make me tell you why.</p>
<p>And <strong>S </strong>is for his massive smile; that's how much we love that guy!</p>
<p><strong>T </strong>is for Terrific Tom, the best you'll ever see. <em>Harmon</em> starts with 'H' it's true, but <em>Touchdown</em>'s spelled with 'T'.</p>
<p><strong>U </strong>is for &quot;unmitigated&quot;, forever paired with &quot;gall&quot;, since Ufer first applied them to Ohio State that fall.</p>
<p><strong>V </strong>is &quot;Van&quot;, that's Dutch for &quot;from&quot; or &quot;white guy who plays D.&quot; We've had our share but the best from there of course was RVB.</p>
<p>…it also stands for &quot;Viking,&quot; comma, &quot;pet of Brady Hoke.&quot; Another name for Everitt, a scary looking bloke.</p>
<p><strong>W </strong>I leave to you say reverentially. He had a better year than Peyton, evidentially.</p>
<p><strong>X</strong> is that one empty seat, for what is writ upon it. Each year we save a bench for Fritz and the wings upon our bonnet.</p>
<p><strong>Y </strong>can only be one guy unless you are insane. He built this program and its house; the barn now bears his name.</p>
<p><strong>Z</strong> took time to get to, the reason that that is: Zoltan Mesko punted it in two thousand and six.</p>
<p><strong>Notes &amp; Errata:</strong></p>
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<p>*I had classes with both brothers—I'm the year between them in age—and they're both incredibly nice guys I enjoy giving crap to. I didn't know Tim Brackens; he's an innocent victim.</p>
<p>** The 1942 line was called the &quot;Seven Oaks Post.&quot;</p>
<p>† …in 1985 to beat Ohio State.</p>
<p>Rules are keep the rhyming scheme. I give myself diarist of the week because apparently M-Wolverine is catching up to me.</p>
<p><strong>Your moment of zen:</strong></p>
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